. Controlling the curculis, brown rot and scab in the peach belt of Georgia. Control of the Curculio, etc., in Georgia. 15 the day. The jarring frames should be in pairs, each frame 12 by 6 feet in area, with a notch about 10 by 10 inches in the middle of the side of one frame to receive the tree trunk. Light strips should be used in their construction, as otherwise the frames will be too heavy to handle. A low grade of cotton sheeting can be used for the cover. The trees are jarred with a pole well padded on one end. Burlap covered with a piece of old automobile tire makes a very good pole pa
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. Controlling the curculis, brown rot and scab in the peach belt of Georgia. Control of the Curculio, etc., in Georgia. 15 the day. The jarring frames should be in pairs, each frame 12 by 6 feet in area, with a notch about 10 by 10 inches in the middle of the side of one frame to receive the tree trunk. Light strips should be used in their construction, as otherwise the frames will be too heavy to handle. A low grade of cotton sheeting can be used for the cover. The trees are jarred with a pole well padded on one end. Burlap covered with a piece of old automobile tire makes a very good pole padding. Several dozen trees can be jarred early in the morning before it will be necessary to remove the beetles. After the sun is well up, the beetles become active and, although they will fall as soon as. Pig. 11.—Picking curculios off of jarring frames. the tree is jarred, some will begin to crawl off immediately. The beetles can be easily killed by dropping them into a small bucket of kerosene. The frames can be carried by women or children, two to each frame. For each pair of frames five persons are required, four to carry the two frames and one to jar the trees. Growers will find this control measure more profitable at or near the blooming season, in sections of the orchard near hibernating places, than at other times or elsewhere. DUSTING FOR THE CURCULIO AFTER HARVEST. From the time the peaches are harvested until the leaves drop in the fall, the adult curculios are forced to derive a large part of their. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Snapp, Oliver I. [from old catalog]. Wash.